An Examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the Earth: With Some Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory of the Earth. Also an Examination of the Reflections on the Theory of the Earth, and a Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New TheoryH. Clements, 1734 - 414 Seiten |
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... These indeed are ftrange no- tions , but yet they will feem much stranger if we confider that thefe men lived after Thales , who had foretold an eclipse of the Sun by his knowledge that the Moon was to be at fuch a time in a direct line ...
... These indeed are ftrange no- tions , but yet they will feem much stranger if we confider that thefe men lived after Thales , who had foretold an eclipse of the Sun by his knowledge that the Moon was to be at fuch a time in a direct line ...
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... these indeed were the ridiculous fancies of the old whimfical Philofophers , and it is no great matter what they thought , but that now in this Learned and Inquifitive Age they have at laft found out the true and folid Philo- fophy ...
... these indeed were the ridiculous fancies of the old whimfical Philofophers , and it is no great matter what they thought , but that now in this Learned and Inquifitive Age they have at laft found out the true and folid Philo- fophy ...
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... these , but alfo all other rational actions , juft as if you would fuppofe a hand of a vaft extenfion , and a prodigious number of fingers , playing upon all the Organ - pipes in the world , and making every one found a particular note ...
... these , but alfo all other rational actions , juft as if you would fuppofe a hand of a vaft extenfion , and a prodigious number of fingers , playing upon all the Organ - pipes in the world , and making every one found a particular note ...
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... These indeed are strange and unaccountable fan- cies , But he proceeds ftill further , and affirms that no fecond caufes act , fo that no Body tho ' moved with never fo great a velocity against another can be able to drive that other ...
... These indeed are strange and unaccountable fan- cies , But he proceeds ftill further , and affirms that no fecond caufes act , fo that no Body tho ' moved with never fo great a velocity against another can be able to drive that other ...
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... these and many other of his ab- furd notions , he had a ftrong party of the Phi- lofophers on his fide , and great was the out- cry against Ariftotle , for his tyrannical ufurpa- tion of the liberty and property of the Phi- lofophers to ...
... these and many other of his ab- furd notions , he had a ftrong party of the Phi- lofophers on his fide , and great was the out- cry against Ariftotle , for his tyrannical ufurpa- tion of the liberty and property of the Phi- lofophers to ...
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abfolutely Abyfs Abyſs afferts againſt alfo alſo anſwer Antediluvian arife Atmoſphere attraction Axis becauſe Bodies cafe caufes cauſe Center centrifugal force Comet confequently confiderable Cruft Cycloids defcend defcribe defign Deluge demonftrated Diameter diſtance diurnal motion diurnal rotation eafily Ecliptick endeavour equal Equator faid falfe fall fame fays fecond feems felf fenfe fhew fhould fiffures Figure fince firft fluid fmall folid fome fquare ftill fuch fufficient fuppofe fuppofition fure furface gravity greateſt heat himſelf Hypothefis impoffible increaſe leaft leaſt lefs luge matter miles Mofes moft moſt motion Mountains move muft muſt nature neceffary obferved Ocean paffed Philofophers plain Planets poffible pofition Poles prefent preffed preffure Primitive Earth proportion purpoſe quantity raiſed reafon refiftance reft reprefent rife Rivers ſeems ſpace Spheroid ſuppoſe thefe themſelves thence Theorift Theory theſe thing thofe thoſe thro tion underſtand univerfal uſe vapours Weft weight Whifton whofe